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Politics Not China's Greatest Problem Now “The economic situation is more serious than the military situation in China now,” Shyun Daw Shaw, 24-year-old Chinese student from Foochow, now studying political science at Oregon, told an inter viewer at a Friday night social gathering at Friendly house. “If the Chinese nationalist gov ernment does not attempt to re form and strengthen its tottering finances, there is great danger that the people will go Communist. If some changes are not made soon, particularly in such fields as food and housing, I would expect a wide scale uprising in China, as early as January,” Shaw said. Questioned about the future of his country, Shaw said that an eventual compromise might be worked out between the Chinese nationalists and the Chinese Com munists. He hopes to see this com promise worked out by a rejuven ated Chinese government com posed of liberals who would be neither Communists nor national ists. In any case, Shaw said, neith er Communists nor nationalists can control all China by military force, for neither side has enough power to gain a complete victory over all China. The Chinese Communists, Shaw said, are apparently not Moscow controlled, though Moscow influ enced. At the present time, the So viets are giving only moral aid to the Chinese Communists. He does not believe that the Communist armies will be able to advance south of the Yangtze river because of anti-Communist feeling in south China and reserves of nationalist troops on the island of Formosa. “I would like to see the U. S. government give more aid of a financial rather than of a military nature,” Shaw said, commenting on China’s present plight and current loan negotiatins between the U.S. and China. Thebe is some anti-American feeling in China now, he said, which is not directed at individual Americans but rather is the result of Chinese fears that the U. S. is building up Japan again, because, as he said, "A strong Japan will be a potential enemy of China.” “Oregon is very similar to Fu kien in climate, scenery, and in dustry," Shaw said, “ty.it I notice certain differences. Professors in China do not get to know their students, but in the United States that is quite different. Also, the relationship between boys and girls is very different in China. There, you cannot take a girl out on a date. You can take a great many j.- iiTTi — hi.—.— iT~. Have your cards Personalized THE “CO-OP" courses of your own choosing here, while in China most courses are compulsory, which means that there you must specialize much more.” “But the new Chinese educa tional system originated in the United States,” Shaw added, “so there are no very striking differ ences. And of course, you live much better, for your living standard is much higher than that of China.” Now at the University on a scholarship from the Fukien pro vincial government near Canton, Shaw’s home town is Foochow, in Fukien province. His college edu cation in China was interrupted by service in the Chinese army in which he spent eight months in 1945. After his discharge, he re entered the University of Amoy, graduating as a political science major in 1946. He worked for 14 months during 1946-7 in the minis try of national defense in Nanking. As a major in the Chinese army, he served in the G-2 intelligence division of the ministry as a trans lator of English and American magazines and newspapers, and letters from the American military mission in China. Now studying political science, Shaw expects to leave in spring for further study at an eastern university. When he returns to China, he expects first to go into university teaching and later into government work with an eventual career in government. Ski Club Features Speaker Tonight Gene McMurphy, local ski in structor, will speak at University of Oregon Ski club meeting in the band room of the Military build ing at 7:30 tonight. At the meeting last Thursday night Mary Harvery was elected secretary of the Ski club. There will be no bus going to the snow area this weekend because of the game at Oregon State. The movies to be shown at to night’s meeting, after the talk by McMurphy, will be “Skiing on Your Feet.” OBTAIN your Pigger's Guides quick. Pick them up today at the south end of McArthur court on the main floor. Trophy Award Brings Problems Freshmen living in <Jorms will create a serious problem for 'the committee setting up a point system for the Carl Greve trophies, accord ing to A1 Pietschman, the donor’s campus representative. Whether to count freshmen pledges’ activities and grades to ward their houses or the dorfns in which they live in rating points for awarding the trophies will be one of the chief problems facing the planning committee, composed of campus leaders. “Any suggestions for solving this problem will be appreciated,’’ Piet schman said. The committee is still receiving information relative to setting up an actual point system for the tro phies, which will be awarded to the outstanding men’s and women’s liv ing organizations, beginning this spring. Gladys Lawther Guest of YWCA Guest of the YWCA Wednesday, Thursday and Friday is Mrs. Gladys Lawther, regional secretary of the student YW. Mrs. Lawther has been meeting with members of the cabinet, other association lead ers, and certain members of the faculty and administration during her stay. Anyone wishing to meet with her may arrange with the YWCA. She is a University of Oregon alumnus who took her graduate work at the University of Syracuse and Columbia University, and was assistant dean of women and direc tor of women’s halls at Western Michigan college. She has also worked with community YWCA’s and the Red Cross. Elect Delegates To GOP Convention The campus Young Republicans will meet at 6:45 tonight in 101 Oregon hall. The group will elect 10 delegates to the state Young Republicans’ convention, set for December 3, 4, and 5 in Salem. Resolutions will be voted on for the University delegation to pre sent to the convention. All Repub licans and interested persons are welcome to attend. For Your Thanksgiving Snapshots Buy your needs at Eugene's photo shop 698 Willamette Eugene GOT A DATE?? If her hair is blonde, And her eyes are blue ; Just think what a Beautiful Orchid would do When You Buy A Corsage MAKE IT PERSONALIZED tf-lawesiA, Unlimited 193 E. Broadway Phone 6290 WHY GO NORTH TO TRAVEL EAST? 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